Project Gutenberg 2013-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 47 Dowling, Richard 1846 1898 Dowling, R. (Richard) Fall, Marcus Miracle Gold: A Novel (Vol. 2 of 3) Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Charles Bowen "Miracle Gold" by Richard Dowling is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story delves into the lives and interactions of various characters, focusing on Oscar Leigh, a clockmaker who claims to have created a miraculous gold compound. The narrative mixes social commentary with personal relationships as it explores themes of ambition, class, and the human condition against a backdrop of 1880s London society. The opening of the novel sets the stage during an afternoon tea at Mrs. Ashton's drawing-room, bustling with conversation and playful banter among the guests. We are introduced to Oscar Leigh and John Hanbury, who share a tense dialogue that hints at deeper conflicts. As they navigate through the lighthearted atmosphere, Leigh's innate eccentricity and his obsession with creating "miracle gold" come to the fore, leaving Hanbury ambivalent about his companion's motives. Leigh's interactions with Miss Ashton also indicate a burgeoning attachment, creating a tension that echoes through the social dynamics at play. This introductory section effectively establishes character relationships and hints at the underlying conflicts that will drive the plot forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 300133 295117 2024-10-17T18:18:32.461216 2023-09-18T11:55:46.033444 text/html text/html 295766 2013-04-08T10:56:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 103639 2013-04-08T10:56:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 195788 2024-10-17T18:18:41.006198 application/epub+zip 200240 2024-10-17T18:18:36.208210 application/epub+zip 181121 2024-10-17T18:18:34.703209 application/epub+zip 378805 2024-10-17T18:18:44.364177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355989 2024-10-17T18:18:39.976168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268557 2022-09-19T11:57:43.143261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263445 263437 2024-10-17T18:18:31.596213 2023-09-18T11:55:45.369451 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 263191 2013-04-08T10:56:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 100374 2013-04-08T10:56:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 263183 2013-04-08T10:56:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100350 2013-04-08T10:56:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20879 2024-10-17T18:18:44.496154 application/rdf+xml 15982 2024-10-17T18:18:35.287213 image/jpeg 3790 2024-10-17T18:18:35.009190 image/jpeg 193217 2024-10-17T18:18:32.487208 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog